Low back pain among academic staff at a university in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Low back pain (LBP) is a common occupational health problem among academic staff, often associated with prolonged sitting, poor ergonomics and psychosocial stress. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of LBP and its associated factors among academic staff at a university in Ethiopia.

Design and setting

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among academic staff at the University of Gondar (Gondar, Ethiopia) using simple random sampling from March to April 2021.

Participants

A total of 607 workers participated in the study.

Outcome measures

A self-administered, structured Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to assess the occurrences of LBP over the past 12 months. Data were analysed using Stata (V.14), and associations between variables

SUBMITTER: Hailu Tesfaye A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548623 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature